Kolkata: In a forward-looking step towards transition from ‘Make in India’ to ‘Make from India’, state-run shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with European shipbuilder Naval Group France to collaborate in the surface ship building to cater to the […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India today took the long-awaited decision to dismantle the British-era ordnance factories and to create seven new state-run corporate entities that will handle manufacturing of weapons for the armed forces. The ordnance factories corporatisation move has been initiated to bring in efficiency, […]
New Delhi: India’s navy today said it has signed up with Kolkata-based Titagarh Wagons Limited to build five Diving Support Craft (DSCs). The value of the contract was not disclosed. The purchase will add another milestone to the ‘Make in India‘ initiative of the Government of India, an […]
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi: The need for artificial intelligence and unmanned systems in maritime surveillance is being increasingly felt because of the regularity with which the indigenous ship-building industry is delivering platforms to the Indian Navy. The increase in the inventory of platforms with the navy comes […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a clear indication of its strong will and intent to push ahead with the corporatisation of the state-run ordnance factories, India’s Narendra Modi government today set up a very powerful group of ministers headed by heavyweights such as Rajnath Singh and […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India is taking the economic diplomacy route to Bangladesh as a counter to the China–Pakistan combo’s desperate attempts to create a troubled neighbourhood for the South Asian giant. While India is locked in a bitter border dispute with China along the Line of […]
New Delhi: India’s coast guard today inducted a new fast patrol vessel built at an indigenous shipyard, boosting its ability intercept and stop illegal activities in the nation’s territorial waters. One of India’s top state-run domestic shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) delivered Indian Coast Guard Ship […]
Kolkata: India’s state-run Garden Research Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) today touched a key milestone under the navy’s next generation frigates project, with a keel laying for the second of the three warships it would build under the programme. India’s Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral G. […]
New Delhi: India today named counter-insurgency operations expert Lt Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane as the next Chief of Army Staff of the 1.4-million force beginning new year 2020. Navavane, who had taken over as the Vice Chief of Army Staff in September this year, will succeed incumbent General […]